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6 companies · Growing sample. Treat patterns here as early signals, not findings.

4ranked (Trust 2+ and Strength 12+)
2with strong evidence (Trust 3+)
3with proven demand (Demand 4+)
–median annual revenue: not enough comparable figures yet

Companies

  • AppLovin$1,924M revenue, Q2 202622Trust 5/5 · Strength 22/25 · Demand 4/5
  • fal$800M annualized revenue (run-rate), per The Information, September 20268.8Trust 2/5 · Strength 16/25 · Demand 4/5
  • Vercel$600M annualized revenue run rate, up 148% YoY, Oct 2026 · self-reported8.3Trust 2/5 · Strength 15/25 · Demand 4/5
  • OpenRouter$140M annualized revenue (estimate), July 2026, July 20268.3Trust 2/5 · Strength 15/25 · Demand 3/5
  • IREN$145M revenue, Q3 2026WatchlistTrust 5/5 · Strength 11/25 · Demand 3/5
  • Nous Research$36M annualized revenue, Mid-September 2026 · self-reportedWatchlistTrust 2/5 · Strength 9/25 · Demand 3/5

How sure we are

Best source behind each company’s figures.

  • Higher confidence2
  • Medium confidence3
  • Lower confidence1

How they make money

Business models

  • Usage3
  • Subscription + usage2
  • Take rate1

How they sell

  • Partnerships or resellers1
  • Sales team1

What it took to build

Only sourced figures are counted. Unknown is never treated as small.

Team size

  • 10 or fewer0
  • 11 to 500
  • 51 to 5000
  • Over 5002
  • Not sourced4

Entry price

  • Free plan1
  • Under $200
  • $20 to $1002
  • Over $1000
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